Tokyo stocks rise in morning on bargain hunting, DPRK missile launch caps gains

TOKYO, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning as investors snapped up bargains following a slump in the previous session, although gains were capped by the Democratic People's People's of Korea's latest test-firing of a missile.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 30.72 points, or 0.16 percent, from Friday to 19,717.56.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 4.22 points, or 0.27 percent, to 1,573.64.

Service, food and retail-linked stocks comprised those that advanced the most by the morning break.